With just a little more than a week to go before November’s general election, local candidates are making their final appeals to voters. The race to be Frederick County’s sheriff is a contentious one, and it's growing bitter.

Primary Election Day is approaching and voters in Frederick County, Maryland will see changes on the ballot as the county switches to a new form of government. WHAG’s Shayna Halper has more on what you need to know about charter government.

Voter turnout in Washington County fell short of expectations. Election officials say roughly 27 percent of voters made their way to the polls Tuesday. Officials say based on early voter turnout, they were anticipating 40 percent.

Unofficially, Republican Chris Shank is considered the big winner in the state Senate race for District 2. The elections director said if Senator Don Munson still wants to run against Shank, he would have to be a write-in candidate.

The results are in for the 2010 Maryland Primary Election. From the
beginning there were some obvious winners, but a few races pulled out
with a surprise. As of 1 a.m. not all results were in for every county
in Maryland